North American Covers

The Quintaglio Ascension

On the left is the cover of the North American edition of
Far-Seer, published by Ace Science Fiction
in June 1992 (ISBN 0-441-22551-9). The cover art is by Tom Kidd.
The character depicted is Afsan, the Quintaglio counterpart of Galileo.
The Science Fiction Book Club used the same art on their
hardcover edition. I liked this oil painting so much, I bought the
original from Tom.

In the middle is the cover of the North American edition of
Fossil Hunter, published by Ace Science
Fiction in May 1993 (ISBN 0-441-24884-5). Tom Kidd went on a sabbatical to work
on a coffee-table book of his own art, so Bob Eggleton
ably took over doing the covers for the Quintaglio books. This one
for Fossil Hunter was published during the year in which
Bob won his first Hugo as Best Professional Artist.
The character depicted is Afsan's son Toroca, who becomes the Quintaglio
counterpart of Darwin. He's holding the Jijaki handheld computer in his
left hand and a geologist's pick in his right. Note the two wingfingers
flying in the background.

On the right is the cover of the North American edition of
Foreigner, published by Ace Science Fiction
in March 1994 (ISBN 0-441-00017-7). This cover is also by Bob Eggleton.
The character depicted is Novato, leader of the Exodus Project; Novato
is Toroca's mother. Unfortunately, the scroll with the word "Foreigner"
on it covers most of the stunning view of the Face of God rising behind the
Quintaglio home world.